News about Fernando Montiel

Following an assassination attempt on Argentina's vice president, who miraculously survived when a handgun pointed at her head jammed, all football games in Argentina have been postponed. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, 69, was assaulted outside her home in Buenos Aires yesterday evening, but the gun, which was loaded with five bullets, refused to fire. Since the government declared a national holiday, the Argentina Football Association has announced that all games will be postponed, so the Argentine people will protest life and democracy.'

On Thursday night, a man was arrested after shooting a handgun at point-blank range against Argentinian Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner outside her house. Fernández is shown by a video from the scene as a man holding a pistol suddenly extended his arm and pointed at her head when she got out of her car. During the scenes in Recoleta, Buenos Aires, the politician ducked out of the way as many others in the audience erupted in terror. Following the suspected assassination attempt, security Minister Anbal Fernández reported that the perpetrator, 35-year-old Brazilian man Fernando Montiel (bottom inset), was arrested.